Hinds eyes replacing antiquated 911 communications system

Board hires Ricky Moore as new EOC director

7:37 PM,
Jan. 6, 2014

Written by

Ruth Ingram
| ringram@clarionledger.com

The man who served for 20 years as Hinds County's assistant emergency management director now has the top job after being passed over once before, and considered twice, for the permanent position.

Ricky Moore of Terry, a longtime certified emergency manager who currently is a U.S. Environmental Services instructor, will begin his new post soon, replacing director Mark Young, who was fired in August 2013 after less than a year on the job.

"I'm very excited about coming back to the county," said Moore, a Terry resident who served as assistant director under the late Larry Fisher from ...